Grants & Contracts Specialist, Post-Award Team (Hybrid/Remote)

Grants & Contracts Specialist, Post-Award Team (Hybrid/Remote)

Overview

Grants & Contracts Specialist, Post-Award Team (Hybrid/Remote)

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume): Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, a combination of higher education and administrative experience equaling four (4) years may be considered. Two (2) years of full-time finance, accounting, and/or administrative experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience using electronic pre- and post-award systems such as Grants.gov, NIH ASSIST, NSF Research.gov, Grants Solutions, Huron Click, InfoEd, Cayuse. Experience developing or analyzing grant budgets. Experience managing grant application processes. Experience interpreting and applying policies from multiple levels of authority (federal, state, and institutional). Customer service experience. Experience with pre- and/or post-award management in a government, non-profit, and/or academic setting.

Brief Description of Duties: The Office for Research and Innovation (ORI) is seeking post-award grants and contracts professionals to fill one specialist position vacancy. The role provides post-award administrative guidance, oversight, and assistance to faculty and staff to facilitate University research and sponsored program activity, in accordance with federal and state laws, sponsor guidelines, and the Research Foundation and/or University policies and procedures. The Grants & Contracts Specialist serves as a research administration professional within Sponsored Programs, accepting workflow assignments and providing the highest level of service to faculty on post-award actions. As an integral part of the research administration community and in support of the University's overall research mission, this position requires an unwavering commitment to service and excellence in a demanding, deadline-driven environment. This position involves working closely with and serving as a liaison between faculty and staff within the college and across campus to meet administrative award management objectives and deadlines, using a variety of communications methods. The Grants & Contracts Specialist will keep abreast of laws, regulations, external and internal policies, and procedures governing the administration of grants and cooperative agreements. They will be adaptable and flexible to accommodate ongoing changes to policies and regulations; facilitating short lead times on proposal or project deliverables; balancing conflicting priorities; and contributing and adjusting to a continuously evolving environment are vital. They will contribute to the ongoing improvement of workflow, current practices, business processes, and policy. The successful incumbent must have strong verbal and written communication skills, exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to interact collaboratively with a diverse constituent population, ability to work independently and in a team-based environment to achieve common goals, strong attention to detail, and strong organizational and prioritization skills, and ability to meet deadlines.

• Review, negotiate, and approve terms and conditions for grants and cooperative agreements; ensure the Principal Investigator (PI) has obtained all required certifications and assurances regarding animals or human subjects research, biohazards, conflict of interest, etc.
  Serve as a liaison between the university community and the external sponsor regarding non-fiscal research award management issues.
  Coordinate non-fiscal and limited fiscal award management and process actions that require prior sponsor approval and/or those allowed by expanded authorities (e.g., No-Cost Extensions, Change in Scope, Budget Reallocations, Carryforward requests) with an understanding of budgetary implications.
  Review and process non-competing continuations, including budgetary aspects such as unobligated balances requiring sponsor approval.
  Initiate Award Set-up after review of Notice of Award, determining if an undistributed or detailed budget is required.
  Review and submit progress reports requiring AOR signature, ensure other support documents are complete/accurate, and monitor technical report submission.
  Ensure university concurrence and overall compliance with federal regulations; accept awards as authorized official on behalf of The Research Foundation.
  Serve as primary contact for sponsors in consultation with the PI and department business office staff.
  Approve and manage award transfers to other institutions.
  Assist with interpretation of sponsor requirements and federal regulations to ensure University and sponsor policies, procedures, and processes are followed.
• Provide direction, training, and assistance to principal investigators and department staff in award management, and serve as a resource to both internal and external colleagues.
  Keep abreast of laws, regulations, external and internal policies, and procedures governing the administration of grants and cooperative agreements.
  Contribute to ongoing improvement of workflow, current practices, business processes, and policy.
  Serve as a member of the campus team for training the Huron Click Awards module.
• Attend workshops and conferences to hone grant administration skills and stay current on proposal submission requirements. Share responsibilities and provide input to OSP organized committees regarding website presence and communication strategies, including OSP bulletins.
  Participate in office-wide projects ensuring institution compliance with sponsor obligations and requirements.
  Provide coverage and backup administrative support to other team members.
• Other duties or projects as assigned.

Special Notes: The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption. This position is eligible for alternative workplace arrangements/telework (remote or virtual) or hybrid. Due to U.S. Export Control laws and regulations, the candidate hired will need to be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other "protected individual" as defined by 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1324b(a)(3). For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas. Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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Salary: $80,000 - $85,000

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